February 16-18, 1981
Recording "Take It Away", "Average Person"
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on May 9, 2020
February 16-18, 1981
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on May 9, 2020
"Tug Of War" sessions at AIR Studios, Montserrat
February 2 till March 3, 1981 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Tug Of War
Recording studio: AIR Studios, Montserrat
Session Feb 10, 1981 • Recording "The Pound Is Sinking"
Session Feb 11, 1981 • Recording "Keep Under Cover"
Session February 16-18, 1981 • Recording "Take It Away", "Average Person"
Album Feb 23, 1981 • "The McCartney Interview" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
Some of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Tug Of War" Official album.
Stanley [Clarke] and I had worked together before. I did a few albums with him, and we worked together with Chick Corea. He was someone familiar that I knew and felt comfortable with. I had worked with Ringo before, but never with Paul. The call came in, and I said I’d love to work with him. I’d never been to Montserrat before, so I was looking forward to it. […] I’d never worked with George Martin before, and I’d never met Geoff Emerick, so it was a whole new experience. That was the first time I ever met Denny Laine, and it was the first time I met Paul and Linda and the kids. It was pretty exciting. Ringo was also there, and Ringo and I played on the tracks together.
[…] Everybody just took care of business. The music played us, you know? It wasn’t like they were putting everything under a microscope; they just wanted the music to feel good. It was really a very enjoyable experience. We struck up a friendship.
Steve Gadd, from Tug Of War Archive Collection, 2015
They rented a sailboat one day, and we went and sailed to this beach, had a picnic and waterskied. They really went out of their way to entertain us. I’ve got a lot of good memories of that project.
Steve Gadd, from Tug Of War Archive Collection, 2015
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording • Unreleased alternate take
Unreleased track
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